公开(公告)号：US10569896B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15849274

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION

Inventor： Sean C. Emerson ,  Barbara Brenda Botros ,  Zissis A. Dardas ,  Lance L. Smith ,  Eric Surawski ,  Catherine Thibaud

IPC: B01D53/86 ,  B64D37/32

Abstract: A fuel tank inerting system is disclosed. In addition to a fuel tank, the system includes a catalytic reactor with an inlet, an outlet, a reactive flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a catalyst on the reactive flow path. The catalytic reactor is arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank and air from an air source, and to react the fuel and air along the reactive flow path to generate an inert gas. The system also includes an inert gas flow path from the catalytic reactor to the fuel tank. The system also includes (a) an air distributor in the catalytic reactor arranged to distribute air along the reactive flow path, or (b) non-uniform catalyst loading or non-uniform catalyst composition along the reactive flow path, or both (a) and (b).

公开(公告)号：US10994860B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16798920

申请日：2020-02-24

Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Inventor： Sean C. Emerson ,  Barbara Brenda Botros ,  Zissis A. Dardas ,  Lance L. Smith ,  Eric Surawski ,  Catherine Thibaud

IPC: B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/14 ,  B01J19/24 ,  B60K15/03 ,  B64D37/32

Abstract: A fuel tank inerting system is disclosed. In addition to a fuel tank, the system includes a catalytic reactor with an inlet, an outlet, a reactive flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a catalyst on the reactive flow path. The catalytic reactor is arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank and air from an air source, and to react the fuel and air along the reactive flow path to generate an inert gas. The system also includes an inert gas flow path from the catalytic reactor to the fuel tank. The system also includes a non-uniform catalyst composition along the reactive flow path.

公开(公告)号：US20190185176A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15849274

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION

Inventor： Sean C. Emerson ,  Barbara Brenda Botros ,  Zissis A. Dardas ,  Lance L. Smith ,  Eric Surawski ,  Catherine Thibaud

IPC: B64D37/32 ,  B01D53/86

Abstract: A fuel tank inerting system is disclosed. In addition to a fuel tank, the system includes a catalytic reactor with an inlet, an outlet, a reactive flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a catalyst on the reactive flow path. The catalytic reactor is arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank and air from an air source, and to react the fuel and air along the reactive flow path to generate an inert gas. The system also includes an inert gas flow path from the catalytic reactor to the fuel tank. The system also includes (a) an air distributor in the catalytic reactor arranged to distribute air along the reactive flow path, or (b) non-uniform catalyst loading or non-uniform catalyst composition along the reactive flow path, or both (a) and (b).